Berrian, who attended the annual Starkey Hearing Foundation gala Sunday night in St. Paul, was fatalistic when asked about his confidence level in remaining with the Vikings. "Until I hear otherwise, I'm just really ready to get back to work," he said.Paramount follows behind in 3rd place with their latest release The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The David Fincherdirected fantasy pulled in another $18.4 million on theaters across the nation which means it had a respectable average of per showing with audiences. Not bad numbers but the film still needs a few weeks before it can get near its $150 million price tag.

The Vikings sold a total of 589,477 tickets during the 2011 season, an increase of 90,670 (18 percent) over the season before, according to the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, which operates Mall of America Field. Ticket income was $47.3 million, an increase of $5.9 million (14 percent) over last season. The Vikings' share of the concess